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2.6. Zortech C++ Version 2.1

Platforms: Dos, OS/2, Unix 386 and MachIntosh
Commercial software available from:
Zortech Inc. * 4-C Gill street * Woburn MA 01801 * USA * Tel: (617) 275-4800 (Technical Support) * (800) 441-7234 (Customer Service) * (408) 252-3570 (Others) * Fax: (617) 643-7969 * Email: ztc-bugs@zortech.com - For well identified bugs. You will not get any response. support@zortech.com - For technical questions, answered by Techniques support. ztc-list@zortech.com - General Forum for the customers (Mailing List).
in EUROPE: * Zortech ltd * 106-108 Powis Street * London SE18 6LU * Tel: 44+ 81-316-7777 * Fax: 44+ 81-316-4138 *
From $199.95 to $450
This is a native compiler and is shipped with a source level debugger, a set of classes and a lot of tools (class browser, Extended memory manager, etc...).
Taken from the previous C++ product list (last update April 1991)

2.6.1. NetComments

From: LANG@129.69.123.1 (MARTIN LANG) in comp.lang.c++ Message-ID: <1992Apr29.111100.2400@news.uni-stuttgart.de>

Obviosly some users of the Zortech compiler for SCO do not agree with me. I want to add some comments now.

1. I agree that the release 2.1 of the compiler has some unpleasant "features",e.g. stopping with internal errors, only the old stream library is availble, and some incompatibilities with the language standard. A few weeks ago, I tested the beta version of the release 3.0. It seems that this release corresponds to the DOS compiler 3.04. Most of the problems of the old 2.1 release have been removed. I don't know when the new compiler will be available, but I think it will be in the near future. (that's only my personal opinion.)
Sorry, when I said that I am very confident with the Zortech compiler I had the release 3.0 in mind and not the old 2.1.
2. I agree that there is a great need for a debugger, since using Codeview is very inconvenient. I don't know if Zortech will ship the debugger with the new release, but there is one way how programs can be debugged anyhow. It is the way I go and it worked fine even for large projects. The programs are developed and debugged under DOS using the Zortech tools. Finally they only have to be recompiled under SCO. Of course that's not the bestsolution, but I like the Zortech compilers because they are native compilers and the are very fast.
3. I have discussed with many people from Symantec and all of them said, that all compilers will be supported (DOS, MAC, SCO).